Monday Memo March 11, 2024

Monday Memo March 11, 2024

 

Athletics

Congratulations to the Men’s Basketball team for their victory in the 2024 Lone Star Conference tournament. The Greyhounds ended the game with a buzzer-beating three-point shot from Lyron Bennett, securing the win against Lubbock Christian, 91-88. The team will head to Canyon, Texas, to play Colorado Mesa for the first round of their NCAA Division II Tournament on March 16 at noon CST/ 11 a.m. MST. Ticket information will be available later this week on the ENMU athletics website at GoEasternAthletics.com. To see the game-winning shot, visit the Lone Star Conference Youtube page. 

Timothy Frederick is now a first-team all-American in two events, the 200m and 400m, as he finished 4th in the 400 meters and 6th in the 200 meters at the NCAA Division II track and field championships.

Baseball swept New Mexico Highlands at home this weekend; they are on the road at Cameron this week.

Upcoming Games/Events:

Softball vs. West Texas A&M | Tuesday, March 12 | 2 p.m. | Canyon, Texas

Softball vs. West Texas A&M | Wednesday, March 13 | Noon and 2 p.m. | Canyon, Texas

Baseball vs. Cameron | Friday, March 15 | 2 p.m. | Lawton, OK.

Men’s Basketball vs. Colorado Mesa | Saturday, March 16 | Noon CST, 11 a.m. MST | Canyon, Texas

Softball vs. UT Permian Basin | Saturday, March 16 | 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. | Portales

Baseball vs Cameron | Saturday, March 16 | 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. | Lawton, OK.

Softball vs. UT Permian Basin | Sunday, March 17 | Noon | Portales

Baseball vs. Cameron | Sunday, March 17 | Noon | Lawton, OK.

Communication Services

ENMU 90th Anniversary Community Celebration | Saturday, April 6 | 3-10 p.m.

From 3-7 p.m., ENMU will hold live music, food trucks, inflatables, painting, live music, and much more in front of the communication building. The celebration will continue from 7-10 at Enchantment Vineyards with a viewing of the 90th anniversary video at 7:30 and live music from 8-10 p.m. For more information, visit www.enmu.edu/90th

ENMU 90th Anniversary Photo Collection | Communication Services is now collecting photo submissions ahead of ENMU's 90th anniversary. Alumni and current students can submit photos of their happiest moments at Eastern by submitting their photos to www.enmu.edu/PictureSubmission. Submissions may be used for our 90th Anniversary celebration webpage.

Rodney Atkins Concert | Eastern New Mexico University proudly presents Rodney Atkins at Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena on Saturday, April 27, at 6 p.m., sponsored by JP Stone Community Bank.

Rodney Atkins, one of Country Music’s biggest stars, has reached such heights as being named the Top New Male Vocalist at the ACM Awards and seeing his single "Watching You" become the Number One Song of the Decade, according to Country Aircheck, and earn the songwriter a BMI “Million-Air” Award.

To order tickets today, visit www.enmu.edu/RodneyAtkins.

Fine Arts

Dr. Mark Dal Porto's Romance for Oboe and Piano was accepted for performance at the 53rd International Double Reed Society Conference, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, July 2024. In addition to performing the Romance with Dr. Dal Porto, Dr. Tracy Carr's lecture, The Path to Tenure: Six Hints and Six Suggestions to Navigate the Road to Success, was also accepted for presentation. Carr has also been invited to join the oboe teaching faculty at the Bocal Majority Summer music camp in Austin, TX, in July 2024.

Golden Library

Tax Documents | 2023 New Mexico Tax Documents are available at the GSSC and can be found on the media display case near the circulation desk! Check out the Tax Information Library guide for more tax resources.

AI in Higher Education | Tuesday, March 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Becky Sharp Auditorium, COB | Join Higher Education Panelists and the ENMU AI Taskforce for a conversation on AI.

Monday Memo Throwback 

Throwback 31 years ago to the last time the Greyhound Men's team won the Lone Star Conference Basketball Tournament

 

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